Donna Murray is an EMDR Provider
Trauma Treatment and Anxiety Therapy in Beckley, West Virginia and Online
Something happened, or maybe many things happened, and no matter how much you think it through, it still lives in your body. You might call it anxiety or depression. You might not have a name for it at all. What you do know is that certain memories, situations, or feelings take over in ways that feel out of your control.
EMDR therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a research-backed approach to trauma treatment that helps your brain process what it could not fully process at the time. It does not require you to retell your story in detail. It works by helping your nervous system complete what it started, so painful memories lose their grip and you begin to feel more like yourself again.
Donna Murray sees clients in person in Beckley, West Virginia, and virtually across West Virginia, Ohio, Florida, and North Carolina. If you have been searching for an EMDR provider you can trust, you are in the right place.
EMDR for Trauma and PTSD
Some wounds come from a single moment. Others build slowly over years: chronic stress, emotional abuse, loss, or a persistent feeling of not being safe that was hard to explain even to yourself. Either way, your mind and body have been carrying it ever since.
Trauma therapy with EMDR works with the experiences still affecting you today. Rather than talking through every detail, EMDR targets the way traumatic memories are stored, helping your brain integrate what happened so it no longer feels like it is happening right now.
You do not have to keep managing, pushing through, or pretending you are fine. Healing is possible, and it starts here.
When Anxiety Runs Deeper Than Your Thoughts
You have done the work. You understand where your anxiety comes from. You have learned the coping strategies, challenged the thought patterns, and still, the anxiety comes back. That is not a failure on your part. It means the anxiety is not just living in your thoughts. It is stored in your body, and thinking your way through it will only go so far.
EMDR goes deeper than conversation. It works directly with the memories and experiences that trained your nervous system to stay on guard, helping your body finally release what your mind has already tried to let go. This is not starting over. This is going further than you have been able to go before.
If the work you have done has not been enough, this may be the next step.
How EMDR Can Help You
EMDR treats a wide range of experiences that talk therapy alone may not fully reach.
Trauma and PTSD. Whether it was one event or years of difficult experiences, trauma stays present long after it is over. EMDR helps your brain process what it could not at the time, so the past stops interrupting your present.
Anxiety and panic. The racing thoughts, the physical tension, the dread that arrives without warning. EMDR works with the root experiences that taught your nervous system to stay on high alert.
Grief and loss. Some losses come with guilt, anger, regret, or feelings that do not fit what grief is supposed to look like. EMDR creates space to process what has been hard to sit with.
Childhood wounds and attachment injuries. Early experiences shape how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and how safe the world feels. EMDR heals those early wounds at the source.
Low self-worth and shame. The quiet belief that something is wrong with you, that you are too much or not enough. These beliefs trace back to specific experiences, and EMDR loosens their hold.
Relationship patterns that keep repeating. When you find yourself in the same painful dynamics over and over, something underneath is worth looking at. EMDR helps you understand and shift those patterns from the inside out.
Life transitions and chronic stress. Career changes, divorce, health challenges, identity shifts. When the weight has built slowly over time, EMDR helps you process what has accumulated so you can move forward with more clarity and steadiness.
You deserve more than just getting through. Reach out today.
Ready to Try EMDR?
Reaching out is the next step, and it does not have to be complicated. Call, text, or fill out the form below, and Donna will get back to you to help you figure out whether EMDR is a good fit for what you are going through.
In-person sessions are available in Beckley, WV. Virtual sessions are available across West Virginia, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
If you have tried EMDR before, with or without success, we can still help you.
Why Trust Donna?
Donna brings training in a wide range of evidence-based modalities so the work is shaped by what you actually need, not a single method applied to everyone.
Her approach draws from EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, and Gottman's Model for couples work. If faith is an important part of your life and you want it to be part of your healing, faith-based therapy is available as well. It is never assumed or imposed, simply offered for those who want it.
Donna holds additional specialized training in women's health through Harvard Medical School and is completing certification through SBHP (Star Behavioral Health Providers) to work with veterans and military service members. This fall she will add certification in Mental Health and Aging, reflecting her commitment to meeting clients through every season of life.
